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The Downey Eagle
February 1, 2002 Volume 9 Number 50
Merl Moore mourned by readers
LAGUNA HILLS-Merl Moore, longtime columnist for The Downey Eagle and a veteran of years with
the News-Call, Call-Bulletin and San Franciso Chronicle Bay Area newspapers died Monday, Jan. 28,
of complications following open heart surgery.
He was born Dec. 8, 1925, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served in Korea, winning
several decorations.
He was a veteran of the San Francisco newspaper wars in the late 1950s and early 1960s, eventually
moving to the staff of the San Francisco Chronicle.
He was a sports columnist and make-up editor with the Chronicle in the mid-1960s, but later handled
a general news beat covering the Peninsula cities for the Palo Alto Times.
He also had a successful career in public relations and advertising, working out of San Francisco. He
created the well-known "plaid sheep" TV commercial for Pendleton Co.
In his later years he and his wife, Bobbie, retired to a quiet life in Laguna Hills. He did part-time field
work for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for several years after retirement.
In recent years he wrote a column which appeared in The Downey Eagle due to a long friendship with
Eagle Editor John Adams, whom he had known since their time together on the Chronicle.
Adams often referred to Mr. Moore as a mentor.
He was a lifetime reader and student of American history. His last column for The Downey Eagle was
on Manzanar.
He is survived by his wife, Bobbie of Laguna Hills; and sons Michael, Neil, Mark and Kevin; stepsons
Michael and Steven Carrillo; six grandsons; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.
Memorial services are set for Feb. 9 in Laguna Hills.